[http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=593&parentID=491 Disaster Response & Recovery] guides and information are available from the [http://www.conservation-us.org American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works].

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[http://www.dplan.org/ dPlan: The Online Disaster-Planning Tool]

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dPlan is a free Web-based fill-in-the-blank program for writing institutional disaster plans. It was created, tested, and refined by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.

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Fox, Lisa (senior conservator at the Missouri State Archives and a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Jefferson City, Mo). [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/26769_68292_ENG_HTM.htm Since You Asked... (response to question about hurricane recovery)] ''Episcopal Life'', October 2005.

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[http://www.heritagepreservation.org/federal/Index.html Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions] - A general guide to seeking federal funding to aid in disaster response and recovery.

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[http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TASKFER.HTM Heritage Emergency National Task Force] provides [http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TFRespRecover.html Response and Recovery Resources]. The [http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TFcurrent.html Information on Major Disasters page] lists current locations and links to a ten-minute online streaming video, [http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/WaterSegmentFG.HTM Coping with Water Damage]. Available from the group directly is its [http://www.heritagepreservation.org/catalog/Wheel1.htm Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel], which has essential information to help you cope quickly and effectively when disaster strikes. Read [http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PDFS/Dustpressrelease.pdf When the Dust Settles: Tips for Safely Cleaning Family Treasures (PDF)] for instructions and advice on how to clean your cherished possessions of dust, ash, and debris.

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Library of Congress Web site titled "[http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/katrinarespond.html Learning from Katrina]," which provides insights for better responses to record and artifact damage by hurricanes. Visitors can hear seven interviews with professional conservators who helped salvage collections affected in August 2005.

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Missouri State Library Local Records Preservation Program has compiled [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/conservation/vendor/vendor.asp Supplies and Services for Records Preservation], listing companies around the USA, including some for [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/conservation/vendor/disasterrecovery.asp Disaster Recovery], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/conservation/vendor/book.asp Care of Books], and [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/conservation/vendor/pest.asp Pest Management].

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides [http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/institutions.html Records Emergency Information for Cultural and Historic Institutions], advising [http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/institutions.html#respond Respond and Recover]: '''Respond''' as soon as it is safe to enter the area after an emergency and '''Recover''' records or cultural property damaged by the emergency. Water encountered during an emergency may be contaminated. The most common and dangerous contaminants in water are salt, chlorine and sewage. Contaminants, especially sewage, may require special health precautions. Follow advice of your local health officials. Protective gloves/clothing must be worn at all times when handling contaminated materials. See NARA's [http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/pdf/drying-techniques.pdf General Information on Drying the Environment and Wet Materials (PDF)]. Information available by media type includes [http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/institutions.html#photos photographs and film], [http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/institutions.html#bound books and bound volumes], [http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/institutions.html#audio-video audio and video tapes], and [http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/institutions.html#electronic computer hard drives and CDs/DVDs].

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Zach, Lisl, and Michelynn Mcknight. 2010. "[http://www.publiclibrariesonline.org/magazines/featured-articles/special-services-special-times-responding-changed-information-needs-duri Special Services in Special Times - Responding to Changed Information Needs During and After Community-Based Disasters]." ''Public Libraries''. 49, no. 2: 37. - Article Examines the Differences between Traditional Disaster Planning and Planning for Responsive Information Services and Probes the Special Information Needs of Users in Communities Affected by Disasters.